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What the First Amendment doesn’t protect when it comes to professors speaking out on politics

  • Written by Neal H. Hutchens, University Research Professor of Education, University of Kentucky
imageEmployees at public and private colleges do not have the same First Amendment rights. dane_mark/Royalty-free

American colleges and universities are increasingly firing or punishing professors and other employees for what they say, whether it’s on social media or in the classroom.

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